[thommyjo]

At this point, I would support 300 townhomes being added to the quarters. Then in 30-40 years they can redevelop for higher density.

Imagine if everything in blatchford just existed in the quarters. Let’s just do that lol.

 

[IanO]

Sadly, the Quarters needs an entirely new ARP.

 

[Out of Towner]

The future of the Quarters should be an election issue as there was a lot of taxpayer money pumped into the area. Unfortunately the vision of a low income bohemian arts area with thriving small independent entrepreneurs selling baked goods and sausages and trinkets didn't panned out. The economic case was simply a fantasy and not based in the economic reality of today's world. The infrastructure along 96th Street is excellent though and would be appealing to higher end development if the city administrators just shut up and stopped talking about the area as a vassal for low end development. There's always a case that can be made for low income housing but the irony is that when the old hotels in the area were knocked down, many of the low income people that lived at those hotels were thrown out onto the streets creating a bigger need for low income housing.

 

[David A]

The future of the Quarters should be an election issue as there was a lot of taxpayer money pumped into the area. Unfortunately the vision of a low income bohemian arts area with thriving small independent entrepreneurs selling baked goods and sausages and trinkets didn't panned out. The economic case was simply a fantasy and not based in the economic reality of today's world. The infrastructure along 96th Street is excellent though and would be appealing to higher end development if the city administrators just shut up and stopped talking about the area as a vassal for low end development. There's always a case that can be made for low income housing but the irony is that when the old hotels in the area were knocked down, many of the low income people that lived at those hotels were thrown out onto the streets creating a bigger need for low income housing.

Most of the downtown core should be an election issue. It all has really been botched. The Quarters is just the most disappointing example of planning not matching reality.

It takes a lot more than a few nice new sidewalks and pavers to revitalize an area with safety concerns and heavily stigmatized.

 

[NicolBolas]

The future of the Quarters should be an election issue as there was a lot of taxpayer money pumped into the area. Unfortunately the vision of a low income bohemian arts area with thriving small independent entrepreneurs selling baked goods and sausages and trinkets didn't panned out. The economic case was simply a fantasy and not based in the economic reality of today's world. The infrastructure along 96th Street is excellent though and would be appealing to higher end development if the city administrators just shut up and stopped talking about the area as a vassal for low end development. There's always a case that can be made for low income housing but the irony is that when the old hotels in the area were knocked down, many of the low income people that lived at those hotels were thrown out onto the streets creating a bigger need for low income housing.

I agree, we shouldn't fixiate on low income housing. Put up $2,000,000 brownstones up in the area with Louis Vuitton and Cartier as corner stores. I would be more happy with that then gravel parking lots with a nice road.

 

[IanO]

Maybe in the Quarters thread all?